【英音模仿秀】乌克兰政局动荡

 模仿文本：  

But first in Ukraine, the shooting down of a government helicopter has highlighted fears that the crisis in the country is escalating¹. Kiev believes separatists in the east use Russian weaponry to bring down the copter near Sloviansk, killing² 14 soldiers and a high ranking general. Now the White House has expressed its concerns that pro-Russian rebels are still getting advanced weapons from outside the country. 

 

译文：  首先，乌克兰一架政府直升机被击落，再次加深了人们对国内危机日趋白热化的恐惧。基辅方面认为：东部的分裂主义分子是利用了俄罗斯的军备击毁了位于斯拉维扬斯克附近的这架直升飞机，致使14名士兵死亡，其中还包括一名高级军衔的将军。目前，白宫已经表明了他们对亲俄派叛乱分子从国外进口高级军备的担忧。

 

1 escalating   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。